The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice : who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy : detailing every particular of his guilty career, from the
Bibliographic Citation:
The pathetic history of George Barnwell, the London apprentice : who, by keeping company, and following the advice of a woman of the town, named Milwood, was reduced to the lowest pitch of infamy : detailing every particular of his guilty career, from the robbing of his master to the dreadful murder of his uncle! : with the history of Maria, his sweetheart. London : Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate Street, [1824]
Publisher:
Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate Street, [1824]
Notes:
  • Imprint date from frontispiece.
  • "Be warn'd, ye youths, fly from fell despair, Avoid lew'd women, false as they are fair; By my example learn to shun my fate, How wretched is the man who's wise too late! Ere innocence, and fame, and life, be lost, Here purchase wisdom cheaply at my cost!"
  • "Sixpence."
  • Title page and frontispiece only.
  • Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets; accession number: 359087.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 18 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Miscellaneous
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8088
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_R63_no_20_elf